WITHDRAWAL Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

withdrawal

noun

wit͟h-ˈdrȯ(-ə)l

Definition of withdrawal

as in retreat

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable the army's orderly withdrawal from the city turned into a rout as the enemy's shock troops surged forward

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Recent Examples of withdrawal The group collected individual withdrawal pledges from Citizens’ customers totaling $25 million. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 However, Gemini halted withdrawals from its Earn program in November 2022, angering some of its more than 300,000 users. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 All Things Go has not addressed Spiro’s withdrawal at press time. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026 But the war has actually made conditions for withdrawal more favorable. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for withdrawal

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Noun

There is a lot riding on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech here Friday morning at the Fed’s storied annual retreat in the Tetons.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Warsh, despite his arrival as a disruptor of Fed protocol, embraced that summer-retreat spirit.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreat

Noun

The news comes after Stern struck a new three year-contract with SiriusXM amid rumors of a retirement, or a show cancellation, which Stern pranked his listeners about by suggesting that Andy Cohen would take over his channel.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Benefits include health insurance, dental and life insurance and retirement benefits, Eagan said.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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